Jul 16 Sweating for Survival: Extreme Runners Race 135 Miles Through Death Valley Oswaldo Lopez of Madera, Calif., is cooled by his crew as he runs in the AdventureCORPS Badwater 135 ultra-marathon race on July 15, 2013 in Death Valley National Park, Calif. Photo by David McNew/Getty Images. Update: 2:30 p.m. EDT… Continue reading
Jul 16 Senators Look to Defuse ‘Nuclear Option’ Ahead of Tuesday Votes Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell walks to the Old Senate Chamber for the Senate's joint conference on the filibuster Monday. Photo by Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call. Senators remained in search of a deal Tuesday with the goal of… Continue reading
Jul 15 From Murder to Mob Ties, Three N.Y. Politicians Who Survived Scandal to Make Unlikely Comebacks Disgraced former New York politicians Eliot Spitzer, left, and Anthony Weiner are looking to make their comebacks. Spitzer, the former governor, is now running for the office of New York City comptroller while the former U.S. congressman is running for… Continue reading
Jul 15 Senate Showdown Over Rules Reaches Boiling Point Between Leaders Sen. Harry Reid appears on 'Meet the Press' in Washington, D.C. Sunday. Photo by: William B. Plowman/NBC/NBC NewsWire via Getty Images All 100 senators have been invited to meet Monday evening in the Old Senate Chamber to explore… Continue reading
Jul 14 Updated: Zimmerman Verdict Sparks Protests in Cities Across the Nation Protesters march across Washington, D.C. on U Street. Photo by Allie Morris/PBS NewsHour Updated 11:41 p.m., Saturday Protesters staged rallies and marches in cities across the country on Sunday mobilized by a not gulty verdict reached by a jury… Continue reading
Jul 13 Florida Jury Finds George Zimmerman Not Guilty of Murder George Zimmerman stands as the jury arrives to deliver the verdict, on the 25th day of his trial. Photo by Joe Burbank-Pool/Getty Images. A Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman late Saturday night of second-degree murder in the death of… Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch Shields and Brooks on the Fluster Over Filibusters, Bids to Be Comeback Kids Shields and Brooks on the Fluster Over Filibusters, Bids by N.Y.'s Comeback Kids… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch Money Flow Is Concern for California’s San Joaquin River Restoration Money Flow Is Concern for California's San Joaquin River Restoration… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch Will Snowden Continue Leaks if Granted Russian Political Asylum? Will Snowden Continue Leaks if Granted Russian Political Asylum?… Continue watching
Jul 12 My Eight Seconds With the ‘Hugging Saint’ PBS NewsHour political editor Christina Bellantoni's program and "hugging token" for her visit to a revered guru known as the "hugging saint." Amma, a 60-year-old South Indian woman who has hugged more than 32 million people to promote love,… Continue reading